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PBKDF2

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PBKDF2

Summary

PBKDF2 is a key derivation function[1]. PBKDF2 draws 324 Wikipedia views per month (key_derivation_function category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • PBKDF2's image is recorded as Pbkdf2 nist.png[3].
  • PBKDF2's instance of is recorded as key derivation function[4].
  • PBKDF2's developer is recorded as RSA[5].
  • PBKDF2's Commons category is recorded as PBKDF2[6].
  • PBKDF2's publication date is recorded as +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • PBKDF2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05c24s[8].
  • PBKDF2's described by source is recorded as RFC 2898: PKCS #5: Password-Based Cryptography Specification Version 2.0[9].
  • PBKDF2's described by source is recorded as RFC 8018: PKCS #5: Password-Based Cryptography Specification Version 2.1[10].
  • PBKDF2's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 114535881[11].

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Designation and Status

PBKDF2's instance of is recorded as key derivation function[4].

Why It Matters

PBKDF2 draws 324 Wikipedia views per month (key_derivation_function category, ranking #3 of 8).[2] PBKDF2 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] PBKDF2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

key derivation function yescrypt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). PBKDF2. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pbkdf2
MLA “PBKDF2.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pbkdf2.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pbkdf2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{PBKDF2}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pbkdf2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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